- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Bristol, England, UK
- Died
- December 31, 2013
John Fortune
John Fortune was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He was educated at Bristol Cathedral School and King's College, Cambridge, where he was to meet and form a lasting friendship with John Bird.
Filmography
tvThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010 · Magistrate
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
tvBremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008 · Various
tvComedy Showcase
2007 · Magistrate
movieCoup!
2006 · Writer
movieMatch Point
2005 · John the Chauffeur
tvLove Soup
2005
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Mel Simons
movieCalendar Girls
2003 · Frank
tvSpine Chillers
2003 · Frank
movieBetween Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
moviePeter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002 · Self
movieThe Tailor of Panama
2001 · Maltby
movieMaybe Baby
2000 · Acupuncturist
movieSaving Grace
2000 · Melvyn
tvBremner, Bird and Fortune
1999 · , Writer, Creator
movieThe Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999 · 2nd Official
Giving Tongue
movieGiving Tongue
1996 · Chief Executive
movieA Very Open Prison
1995 · Prime Minister
tvThe Queen's Nose
1995 · Sir Vivian
movieEngland, My England
1995 · Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
tvRory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
movieDon't Leave Me This Way
1993 · George Saunders
tvJoking Apart
1993 · Clement
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · Squire Thorpe
movieLife After Life
1990 · Detective Inspector Curtin
tvHave I Got News for You
1990 · Self
movieThe Robbie Coltrane Special
1989 · Self
Rory Bremner
tvRory Bremner
1989
tvCampion
1989 · Dr. Brian Kingston
Campaign
tvCampaign
1988 · Warren Greenbank
tvHardwicke House
1987 · Psychologist
tvFirst Among Equals
1986 · Clive Reynolds
movieThe Demon Lover
1986 · Eric Farnham
tvThe Bill
1984
Round And Round
tvRound And Round
1984 · Writer
movieBloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · John Harrison
movieThe Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · Self - Various Roles
movieTimon of Athens
1981 · Poet
tvYes Minister
1980
tvHi-de-Hi!
1980 · Max Tewkesbury
movieThe Light Princess
1978 · Prince
Well Anyway
tvWell Anyway
1976
movieJumbo
1976 · Dick Thompson
tvThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · Self
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Dick Thomson
movieThe Cobblers of Umbridge
1973 · Phil Cobbler, Writer
movieRentadick
1972 · Additional Dialogue
movieTake a Girl Like You
1970 · Sir Gerald
A Series of Bird's
tvA Series of Bird's
1967 · , Writer, Creator
movieThe End of Arthur's Marriage
1965 · Server
The Drinking Party
movieThe Drinking Party
1965 · Phaedrus
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
tvNot So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
Dig This Rhubarb
tvDig This Rhubarb
1963
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · George Potter
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
movieRory Bremner: From Blair to Here
— · George Parr, Writer